Muncaster Castle

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Muncaster Castle in 2009

Muncaster Castle is a privately owned castle overlooking the Esk river, about a mile east of the west-coastal town of Ravenglass in Cumbria, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[1]

History

Muncaster Castle circa 1880

Muncaster Castle is owned by the Pennington family, who have lived at Muncaster for at least 800 years. The Muncaster estate was granted to Alan de Penitone in 1208. The oldest parts of the castle include the Great Hall and the 14th century pele tower, a type of watch-tower fortification unique to the English-Scottish border region. It is suspected that the site of the castle lies on foundations dating to the Roman era, which, if they exist, may relate to the nearby Roman fort of Glannoventa at Ravenglass. The placename "Muncaster" contains the Latin word castra, meaning "encampment", or "fort".[2]

Between 1860 and 1866 Anthony Salvin extensively remodelled Muncaster Castle.[3]
Muncaster includes beautiful gardens, an owl sanctuary, a maze, and reportedly a resident ghost.[citation needed]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ↑ English Heritage, "Muncaster Castle (1068780)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 October 2012 
  2. ↑ "Latin Word Lookup". Catholic.archives.nd.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-04. 
  3. ↑ Emery 1996, p. 232.

Sources

  • Emery, Anthony (1996), Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500, Volume I: Northern England, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521497237 

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Coordinates: 54°21′17″N 3°22′51″W / 54.3547°N 3.3809°W / 54.3547; -3.3809

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